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• Relatives of disappeared people meet in Amed 

  The story of Hasan Çiçek was told.
• Joint civilian administration to be formed in Northern Syria 

  A civilian administration will be formed to coordinate all autonomous administrations and civilian assemblies in Northern Syria.
• Explosion in Yüksekova leaves 9 police officers wounded 

  9 police officers got wounded as result of an explosion in Yüksekova.
• 20 people jailed in Van 

  Out of the 40 people taken into custody in Erciş district of Van, 20 have been jailed.
• HPG: 14 Turkish soldiers killed in guerrilla actions 

  Guerrilla forces continue their actions against the invading Turkish army in Kurdistan.
• Iranian Revolutionary Guards kill a kolbar 

  Iranian Pasdaran forces have opened fire on a group of kolbars and killed one of them in Urmia province.
• Shengal’s YBŞ: We are ready for a democratic-federal Iraq 

  YBŞ Command stated that they are ready for support for the building of a democratic-federal Iraq.
• Footage from guerrilla action in South Kurdistan 

  Footage from an action against the Turkish army in Barzan region of northern Iraq in May.
• Shengal General Assembly declared 

  The residents of Shengal have declared the Shengal General Assembly on the fourth anniversary of the genocidal attacks of August 3, 2014.
• Turkish helicopters shell Amed countryside 

  The invading Turkish army carried out aerial bombardments on Lice-Hani-Kocaköy triangle area in Amed countryside.
• Four years after the massacre: Yazidis no longer defenseless 

  Four years ago, the massacre of Shengal began before the eyes of the world public. ISIS massacred thousands of Yazidis. After the attack on Shengal, the population founded the defense units YBŞ and YJŞ.
• People of Shengal remember victims of the genocide 

  4 years ago today, ISIS carried out a genocide against the Yazidi Kurds in Shengal, southern Kurdistan.
• Curfew in 9 areas in Amed countryside 

  The Turkish state continues imposing curfews for the local people in the areas where the army is conducting military operations across the Kurdish region of the country.
• KCK: Everybody owes the Yazidis in the name of humanity 

  KCK Executive Council Co-Presidency issued a statement for the 4th anniversary of the Yazidi massacre of August 3, 2014 and said “everybody owes the Yazidis in the name of humanity.”
• Turkish attack kills a Yazidi child in Zakho countryside 

  12-year-old Yazidi child was killed by the invading Turkish army in Zakho countryside.
• German feminist movement visits Rojava representation office 

  A committee of Germany’s feminist movement representatives visited the Southern Kurdistan Rojava representation office.
• Tent demonstration by Sêmalka Border Gate continues 

  Rojava youth who want to cross into Southern Kurdistan to defend their lands and dignity against treason and the invasion attacks by the Turkish state are resolute. The second phase of the Serî Hilde Campaign continues with a tent demonstration.
• Turkey shells locations close to KDP base 

  Turkish warplanes have reportedly bombed a location close to a base of the KDP in South Kurdistan.
• Shopkeeper in South Kurdistan burns himself 

  According to the Roj news agency, a former shopkeeper in the South Kurdistan region of Raperin burned himself due to the economic situation.
• Sakine Rus: A human shield from Russia in Qandil 

  Sakine Rus has long researched the Kurdish liberation struggle. Now she has joined the human shields to be part of the resistance.
• “They set forests on fire to drive the people out” 

  In the northern Kurdistan region of Omeryan in the province of Mardin, every year the forests are set on fire by state forces.
• Turkish army terrorizes local people in Kulp 

  The Turkish military operations in Kulp district in Amed province continue. The population is afraid to go to the pastures and fears for their lives.
• Clash at Turkish military base in Şırnak 

  4 soldiers and 3 village guards got wounded as a result of an action against a Turkish military base in Şırnak countryside.
• HPG reports continued actions against the Turkish army 

  Guerrillas hit Turkish military units in Hakkari and Sirnak provinces.
• Christians want representatives in the Kurdistan Parliament 

  Elections in South Kurdistan are on 30 September.